MissouriMissouri Day is an observance in the
U.S. stateU.S. state of Missouri, currently
held on the third Wednesday in October. Originally on the first Monday
in October, it was moved to the third Wednesday in 1969. Created by
House Bill 122 in 1915,
MissouriMissouri Day is set aside to "foster love for
our state’s history and to teach rising generations of boys and
girls the glories of Missouri."
The inspiration for the day came from native Missourian and
schoolteacher Anna Lee Brosius Korn. Having composed the former state
song, "Missouri", she felt the state needed an entire day to recognize
significant Missourians. Korn later, after moving to Oklahoma, founded
OklahomaOklahoma Day as well as the
OklahomaOklahoma Hall of Fame.
Though an established day, little observance is carried out in the
state. State Senator
Jason Glennon Crowell has acknowledged that the
day does not garner as much attention as days such as Independence
Day, and some in the state have become critical of its ambiguous
October observance. For over a decade, activist F. Spencer Hunley has
lobbied for a concrete date, May 8, President Harry S. Truman's
birthday. During that time, the change has been proposed three times
before the state legislature, failing to leave committee.
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